Oil-burner and water-heater.



J. T. CHEATHAM. OIL BURNER AND WATER HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1913.

1,100,866. Patented June 23, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIQE,

JOSEPH T. CHEATHAM, OF HAY'II, MISSOURI.

OIL-BURNER AND WATER-HEATER.

1/ '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. GHEATHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hayti, in the county of Pemiscotand State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Burners and ater-Heaters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in water heaters and more particularly to a water heater wherein liquid fuel is used for heating purposes, the object of the invention being to provide a water heater which is in the shape of a coil arranged above and in spaced relation with the burners, the liquid fuel passing between the burners and the coil so that the same is quickly generated into gas before it reaches the burners.

Another object of the invention is to provide a water heater of the above character which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevationof a water heater constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of one of the spreaders.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a cold water supply tank to which one end of the coil 2 is connected, as shown at 3. The other end of the coil 2 is suitably connected to a bath tub 4 or other receptacle. The coil 2 is arranged above and in spaced relation with the burners 5, these burners being T-shaped in form and arranged within the gas supply pipe 6, said burners being arranged in longitudinal spaced relation. Disposed beneath the sup ply pipe 6 and the burners 5 is a drip pan 7, the upper face of which is open so that any waste liquid may readily drop into the pan 7. The sides of the pan are provided with suitable hand openings 8, whereby the pan may be readily emptied when desired.

An oil or gasolene supply tank 9 is provided which is arranged at the ends of the Specification of Letters Yatent.

Application filed June 16, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

Serial No. 774,060.

coil '2 opposite the water supply tank 1. Leading from the tank 9 is a pipe lO'which is suitably connected by means of the angular pipe 11 to the longitudinal pipe 12 which extends through a drum 13, said drum encircling the lower pipe of the coil 2 and the pipe 12. The pipe 12 is suitably connected by means of the pipe 15 to the generating pipe 16 and said generating pipe being suitably connected by means of a second connecting pipe 17 to the supply pipe 6.

It will be observed that by having the pipe 11 directed through the drum 13 it is maintained effectively in a fixed position which will result in an advantageous support for the generating pipe 16 and the pipe 6 whereby it is assured that the device will operate with greater efiiciency. By having the pipe 11 directed through the drum 13, it will also be observed that the action of the heat thereonwill be the more evenly distributed which will result in a much more rapid volatilization of the oil and that the flow of the water to be heated through the lower coil 3 also directed through the drum 13 and positioned above the pipe 11 serves to concentrate the heat relative to the pipe 11, as is believed to be clearly obvious.

Arranged within the lower end of the pipe 10 is a globe valve 18, which is adapted to control the supply of oil from the tank 9 and the pipe 6.

From the above it will be readily apparent that as the oil flows downwardly from the tank 9 into the pipe 12, it will be slightly heated as it passes through the drum 13 and will be further heated and generated into gas as it passes through the pipe 16, the pipe 16 being arranged just above the burners 5. The fuel, after being generated into gas passes into the supply pipe 6 and out through the removable burners 5. The outer end of the supply pipe 16 is provided with a cap 19 which limits the outward flow of the gas so that the same will readily pass through the burners 5.

Mounted upon the generating pipe 16 and arranged directly above the burners 5 are the spreaders 20, said spreaders being formed of a substantially rectangular piece of metal. The spreaders 20 are secured upon the pipes 16 for sliding movement by means of the clips 21, the ends of which are bent at right angles and riveted or otherwise secured to one side of the spreaders 20. The intermediate portions of the clips 21 are adapted to engage over the pipes 16 so that the spreaders will be mounted for sliding movement thereon. From this it will be readily apparent that as the heat passes upwardly it may be directed as desired. It will also be ap parent that I have provided a simple and durable water heater wherein a supply of cold water will be quickly and readily heated for various purposes.

It will be obvious that the device is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A device of the character described including a coil in communication with a suitable source of supply, burners positioned below the coil, and an additional supplying conduit leading from a suitable source of supply to the burners, a portion of such conduit being directed through the lowermost portion of the coil and having a reversely directed portion interposed between such coil and the burners.

2. A device of the character described including a coil in communication with a suitable source of supply, burners positioned below the coil, an additional supplying conduit leading from a suitable source of supply to the burners, a portion of such conduit being directed through the lowermost portion of the coil and having a reversely directed portion interposed between such coil and the burners, and deflecting members capable of movement longitudinally of the reversely directed portion of the second conduit and also capable of rotary adjustment therearound' In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH T. CHEATHAM. lVitnesses:

THOMAS J. DoUoLAss, AMos SrENoE.

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